In this post I only look at what died, where, when and to how many killers. Let's start with "where"! In 2013 349T damage was recorded on Zkillboard. 73T in highsec, 102T in lowsec, 142T in nullsec and 33T in wormhole space. It's surprising how much PvP happened in the "deserted" lowsec. Below you can see the kills distributed by regions. Please look at the last column too when comparing zones. Almost the same amount of damage was done in 533 C5 wormhole systems as in 40 lowsec Black Rise systems!

Rank

Zone

B ISK lost

Ships lost

M ISK/ship

Solar systems

B ISK/system

1

HighThe Forge

21976

431721

51

75

293

2

Low_Black Rise

12222

317733

38

40

306

3

C5 Wormhole

12083

46696

259

533

23

4

Catch

11843

176289

67

108

110

5

Fountain

10557

147298

72

115

92

6

HighDomain

9986

121345

82

152

66

7

Providence

9808

132288

74

84

117

8

Curse

9354

189707

49

50

187

9

HighThe Citadel

9352

79808

117

67

140

10

Syndicate

8958

169370

53

106

85

11

Low_Placid

8874

226747

39

56

158

12

Low_Metropolis

8475

203102

42

51

166

13

Delve

8048

156110

52

97

83

14

C2 Wormhole

6852

66063

104

537

13

15

HighSinq Laison

6823

88398

77

83

82

16

Low_The Bleak Lands

6812

180256

38

16

426

17

Low_The Citadel

6675

138438

48

19

351

18

Low_Heimatar

6212

163780

38

25

248

19

Low_Sinq Laison

5890

103678

57

26

227

20

Low_Essence

5818

157668

37

24

242

21

HighLonetrek

5608

70440

80

77

73

22

Low_Lonetrek

5336

71490

75

21

254

23

C3 Wormhole

5206

39729

131

507

10

24

Immensea

4983

53880

92

84

59

25

Low_The Forge

4871

53123

92

18

271

26

Stain

4724

66014

72

132

36

27

Venal

4700

59220

79

95

49

28

Low_Domain

4490

38537

117

40

112

29

Geminate

4351

54433

80

84

52

30

Great Wildlands

4164

70065

59

101

41

31

Low_Derelik

4159

45917

91

54

77

32

C6 Wormhole

3969

10207

389

118

34

33

Low_Aridia

3826

57523

67

70

55

34

HighMetropolis

3772

75152

50

108

35

35

Insmother

3705

31251

119

110

34

36

Deklein

3694

38027

97

68

54

37

Esoteria

3628

30530

119

85

43

38

Tribute

3456

49044

70

54

64

39

Scalding Pass

3416

30443

112

81

42

40

C4 Wormhole

3030

21265

143

524

6

41

Low_Devoid

3008

108653

28

19

158

42

Pure Blind

2816

52318

54

85

33

43

Low_Genesis

2765

38168

72

52

53

44

HighHeimatar

2697

48990

55

58

46

45

Etherium Reach

2642

37715

70

100

26

46

Wicked Creek

2586

21320

121

82

32

47

Low_Molden Heath

2488

32514

77

28

89

48

Vale of the Silent

2439

30194

81

118

21

49

Tenerifis

2317

21460

108

81

29

50

Low_Tash-Murkon

2316

23321

99

13

178

51

Branch

2294

19765

116

94

24

52

Low_Verge Vendor

2277

70804

32

10

228

53

Low_Kor-Azor

2261

32443

70

26

87

54

Feythabolis

2218

17331

128

89

25

55

Cache

2146

16054

134

44

49

56

Detorid

2081

16540

126

96

22

57

Impass

2043

9902

206

51

40

58

Cloud Ring

2023

39095

52

40

51

59

Period Basis

1799

21924

82

40

45

60

Querious

1763

22644

78

95

19

61

HighEssence

1646

39891

41

43

38

62

C1 Wormhole

1615

21462

75

358

5

63

Cobalt Edge

1513

15459

98

69

22

64

Malpais

1478

9265

160

102

14

65

HighTash-Murkon

1471

17032

86

90

16

66

HighKhanid

1445

10073

143

45

32

67

HighGenesis

1340

22534

59

51

26

68

Perrigen Falls

1305

9833

133

104

13

69

Oasa

1300

7580

172

85

15

70

Low_Khanid

1190

14639

81

39

31

71

HighKador

1161

13967

83

69

17

72

Paragon Soul

1072

9993

107

39

27

73

Outer Ring

984

16457

60

59

17

74

Outer Passage

970

8045

121

88

11

75

The Spire

962

6784

142

72

13

76

HighEveryshore

931

19359

48

45

21

77

HighDerelik

920

9323

99

64

14

78

Omist

883

5465

162

43

21

79

HighBlack Rise

846

8830

96

9

94

80

Tenal

826

6699

123

68

12

81

The Kalevala Expanse

790

9631

82

69

11

82

Low_Solitude

734

10007

73

23

32

83

Low_Everyshore

716

11745

61

9

80

84

HighVerge Vendor

655

17001

39

34

19

85

HighKor-Azor

637

7106

90

35

18

86

HighDevoid

620

12975

48

33

19

87

Fade

561

6141

91

27

21

88

UUA-F4

548

1610

340

1

548

-

Sum of small ones

1628

32328

50

116

14

-

Total

349430

5325174

66

7805

45

Now let's look at the ships! Surprisingly, the 2013 poster ship, the Drake is down at #9 and 3 out of 4 strategic cruisers are above it. And look at those Machariels!

Rank

Ship type

B ISK lost

Ships lost

M ISK/ship

1

Capsule

58807

1214367

48

2

Tengu

17521

19849

883

3

Loki

6757

9562

707

4

Moros

6220

1658

3752

5

Archon

5648

2256

2504

6

Proteus

5443

7163

760

7

Machariel

5374

2404

2236

8

Thanatos

4816

2194

2195

9

Drake

4741

56208

84

10

Talos

4390

33376

132

11

Tornado

4276

40019

107

12

Legion

4164

5773

721

13

Hurricane

3956

52079

76

14

Dominix

3888

17963

216

15

Orca

3831

3998

958

16

Mackinaw

3737

17740

211

17

Cynabal

3725

11991

311

18

Rhea

3567

451

7909

19

Rokh

3356

10284

326

20

Charon

3281

1059

3098

21

Nyx

3060

115

26607

22

Iteron Mark V

2897

21107

137

23

Naga

2754

21031

131

24

Raven Navy Issue

2681

2309

1161

25

Anshar

2612

323

8086

26

Chimera

2586

1204

2148

27

Ishtar

2546

9824

259

28

Obelisk

2477

869

2850

29

Hulk

2476

10009

247

30

Maelstrom

2360

7851

301

31

Revelation

2353

748

3146

32

Vindicator

2276

935

2434

33

Vagabond

2176

11300

193

34

Megathron

2167

8797

246

35

Rapier

2154

9687

222

36

Retriever

2103

50884

41

37

Sabre

2100

32624

64

38

Oracle

2078

16547

126

39

Manticore

2043

42474

48

40

Caracal

2001

59909

33

41

Thorax

1984

54500

36

42

Raven

1967

8547

230

43

Falcon

1905

9881

193

44

Golem

1901

788

2412

45

Zealot

1749

8405

208

46

Abaddon

1743

4882

357

47

Tayra

1659

15652

106

48

Hound

1635

35800

46

49

Rattlesnake

1625

1881

864

50

Myrmidon

1618

18992

85

51

Vexor

1592

47011

34

52

Stabber Fleet Issue

1544

17956

86

53

Armageddon

1525

8141

187

54

Brutix

1519

21039

72

55

Thrasher

1517

158524

10

56

Rupture

1516

44833

34

57

Scimitar

1469

8661

170

58

Ark

1462

194

7536

59

Gnosis

1454

12147

120

60

Providence

1451

472

3074

61

Naglfar

1431

405

3532

62

Nidhoggur

1378

646

2133

63

Nightmare

1369

639

2142

64

Buzzard

1357

16801

81

65

Guardian

1357

5744

236

66

Harbinger

1322

15673

84

67

Viator

1300

5479

237

68

Noctis

1287

9083

142

69

Erebus

1260

11

114569

70

Daredevil

1259

8933

141

71

Purifier

1196

25250

47

72

Bestower

1188

13159

90

73

Dramiel

1187

11179

106

74

Fenrir

1180

422

2797

75

Nomad

1168

140

8341

76

Sleipnir

1164

2993

389

77

Arazu

1155

5006

231

78

Vargur

1148

530

2165

79

Catalyst

1138

147416

8

80

Nemesis

1134

23934

47

81

Scorpion Navy Issue

1132

1359

833

82

Rorqual

1123

320

3511

83

Hawk

1123

24074

47

84

Avatar

1117

9

124072

85

Tempest

1115

4948

225

86

Hyperion

1111

3237

343

87

Enyo

1100

23731

46

88

Mammoth

1098

10510

104

89

Deimos

1096

4687

234

90

Federation Navy Comet

1051

31534

33

91

Prophecy

1048

13844

76

92

Pilgrim

1048

5088

206

93

Vigilant

1029

2032

507

94

Customs Office

1029

9559

108

95

Wolf

1001

22352

45

96

Cheetah

934

12660

74

97

Bhaalgorn

925

465

1989

98

Paladin

924

439

2104

99

Imperial Navy Slicer

906

30456

30

100

Megathron Navy Issue

891

1111

802

101

Jaguar

886

20703

43

102

Caldari Navy Hookbill

875

29438

30

103

Typhoon

868

4584

189

104

Huginn

864

3926

220

105

Republic Fleet Firetail

858

35217

24

106

Apocalypse Navy Issue

849

1116

761

107

Aeon

846

30

28190

108

Sovereignty Blockade Unit

841

4701

179

109

Crane

833

3489

239

110

Helios

822

11064

74

111

Apocalypse

814

3087

264

112

Incursus

813

92087

9

113

Harpy

795

18268

44

114

Cerberus

792

3304

240

115

Leviathan

761

7

108780

116

Dominix Navy Issue

760

1237

614

117

Kronos

755

370

2041

118

Merlin

747

97844

8

119

Stabber

735

24803

30

120

Gila

725

2477

293

121

Anathema

714

11036

65

122

Cyclone

711

11139

64

123

Oneiros

678

3675

184

124

Muninn

670

3588

187

125

Condor

663

83224

8

126

Rifter

657

120300

5

127

Stiletto

656

18543

35

128

Curse

651

3494

186

129

Omen Navy Issue

645

5465

118

130

Maller

643

18155

35

131

Tempest Fleet Issue

635

1127

563

132

Omen

626

17441

36

133

Sacrilege

614

2721

225

134

Scorpion

591

3634

163

135

Phoenix

587

223

2630

136

Prowler

581

2728

213

137

Ferox

579

8978

65

138

Ishkur

572

11883

48

139

Talwar

567

51161

11

140

Taranis

554

17532

32

141

Vexor Navy Issue

540

4053

133

142

Ship Maintenance Array

537

6505

83

143

Armageddon Navy Issue

534

1005

532

144

Slasher

527

78054

7

145

Vengeance

523

11352

46

146

Crow

523

13495

39

147

Redeemer

523

438

1194

148

Typhoon Fleet Issue

515

804

641

149

Moa

515

15362

34

150

Kestrel

515

83089

6

151

Algos

513

40944

13

152

Atron

511

85258

6

-

Sum of small ones

30306

1437911

21

-

Total

349430

5325174

66

For the later alliance analysis, I created 6 ship value groups with each containing 1/6 of the damage. You can see that 4/5 of the kills provided 1/6 of the damage since most players fly cheap ships (the group limits are in M ISK):

This is the timeline of 2013, no large trends are visible, you can see the major wars in nullsec at best:

The hourly graph is more interesting, you can see that nullsec spikes out more than the other zones in the peak hour and also has a smaller peak in USTZ which is missing in other zones:

The weekday graph showing that in all zones weekends are busier than weekdays, showing that PvP is still done by humans with life:

Finally the most interesting graph, battle sizes:

Since the calculation method merges unrelated kills in the same system and timeframe into the battle, I'm still overestimating battle sizes. Still, solo is anything but dead and the infamous blobs are responsible for a few percents of damage. So if you whine about the enemy is blobbing, you are wrong. Go and get a solo kill from a straggler or ratter!

2 comments:

What surprisd and shocked me most is the fact that the oh so invincible, OP, iwin-onebutton-idiot-proof TENGU was the most killed ship in 2013!!!!!!!!!!!

Again, There was not one single ship that was killed in larger numbers than the TENGU!!!!

So, almost everyone lost a TENGU!!!! And still CCP continued nerfing the TENGU to the crap it is today and it will still become worse.

I repeat: Ther was not a single hull in 2013 that got killed more often than a TENGU!!!!

Ok, some might say that this goes to sow that everybody and everybody's mom loved flying the TENGU... Well, we would hav loved flying the TENGU much more if we survived brawls more often....

Come on CCP, the TENGU still does apply damage above 1DPS, why not nerf it to self-destruct when activating any weapon system on it???

Sarcasm aside, legions were lost in a much smaller scale and on average, the lost legions were over 200M cheaper.... Nerf legions anyone?

And, interesting enough, tackling ships like taranis and the like were waaaayyyyy further down on that hitlist of untimely deaths...Makes me wonder if this data is complete or if our perception of survivability is biased...

Shockingly enough, the archon gets blasted away so often....I wish we could know if they were targets of supercapitals in large fleetfights or whether too many unskilled pilot flew these fine vessels....

Also, the ORCA....., I mean, come on, Orcas? They must get blasted in Nul and low.... Whereas Mackinaws and Hulks were just in the statistics as cannon fodder....